Astro (1957–2021), founding member of UB40

Britney Spears is ready to share her story, at a landmark price. President’s Day started big Monday with a report by Page Six revealing that Britney has sealed a multi-million dollar book deal that puts her behind the Obama Family and next to Bill Clinton. The publishing house Simon & Schuster won the bidding war and the deal is said to be worth as much as $15 million.

Following the success of Netflix’s big-budget “The Irishman,” Martin Scorsese’s next feature film is “Killers of The Flower Moon” for Apple TV+ starring Jesse Plemons, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Brendan Fraser, John Lithgow, and Robert De Niro. An adaptation of David Grann’s non-fiction investigation of a series of murders that plagued the Osage people (American Indigenous community) during the 1920s after oil was discovered on their land and became some of the richest people of that era.

Warner Bros. is hoping that “The Batman” is going to usher in a new era of the Caped Crusader with director Matt Reeves and actor Robert Pattinson giving audiences more of a crime thriller take on the DC Comics vigilante, seemingly focusing on Bruce Wayne’s legacy as the “world’s greatest detective.” The trailers have amped up Paul Dano‘s menacing Riddler as a grittier villain than you normally see but it doesn’t sound like the anticipated pic is going to lead to rushed sequels to meet rabid audience demand.

Alexandra Daddario and her fiance Andrew Form are enjoying some quality time together.

Stephen Robinson says how hard St Mirren worked to land him as their new boss paid him a massive compliment - but says he left Morecambe with a heavy heart.

Legal requirements relating to coronavirus will change to guidance next month, as Nicola Sturgeon unveiled plans on "living with Covid".

Outlander's Sam Heughan claims the Everest film with Ewan McGregor and Mark Strong will not go ahead for the foreseeable after schedule issues.

Primark shoppers are raving about a brand new set of heels from the retailer and they are torn between which colour they need to get them in.

Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy has revealed that he visited various Birmingham boozers to help him perfect Tommy Shelby's accent.

Fourteen modern and energy-efficient homes have been completed on the site of a former council depot in Saltcoats.

Nailed it! Kourtney Kardashian came up with a pretty creative way to profess her love for Travis Barker. The 42-year-old Poosh founder revealed that her Valentine’s Day mani had a special nod to her hubby-to-be. 

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentSaudi Arabia is leading the way as streaming platforms continue to gain traction in top Arab markets, where revenues from the SVOD market in 2021 grew a yearly 29% to $453 million.New research from Media Partners Asia reveals that Saudi accounted for more than half of the revenues. However, the pay-TV sector in Gulf Arab states suffered a 10% drop in revenues to $631 million in 2021, compared with 2020.The pay-TV sector in the region is now expected to further contract to $436 million by 2026, according to the report, which looks at streamers, pay TV and free TV across the six oil-rich Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.  By contrast, SVOD revenue in the Gulf is projected to grow from its current level of $453 million to reach $667 million by 2026, “driven by improvements in connectivity, elevated levels of pay-TV cord cutting and the launch of new global platforms,” the report said.While Saudi Arabia accounted for more than half of the Gulf’s $453 million SVOD intake, the UAE, despite having a much smaller population, generated $125 million, which is 28% of the region’s 2021 SVOD revenues.Nevertheless, profitability “remains a challenge,” noted Media Partners analyst Aravind Venugopal, since competition will soon be steeped with more streamers set to enter what will soon become a crowded Arab streaming field.

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Mom’s Marvel party! Brittany Bell threw an epic Wakanda-themed bash for her and Nick Cannon’s son Golden‘s 5th birthday.

Back to the ballroom! Artem Chigvintsev is set to make his return to the Dancing With the Stars tour this week following his brief exit, Us Weekly confirms.

EXCLUSIVE: Cinetic Media has boarded sales on Yogi Berra documentary It Ain’t Over, which has wrapped production and is aiming for a festival premiere this year.

ABC News has promoted Ashan Singh at Nightline to multi-platform reporter, a first for the show.

The Weeknd is deep into his new DAWN FM era, and with that, it seems, comes a new spark of romance. While The Weeknd – b. Abel Tesfaye – celebrated his 32nd birthday on Saturday (Feb. 19) at Delilah in Las Vegas, he was spotted “making out like there was no tomorrow,” according to TMZ. In TMZ’s footage of the party, The Weeknd and a woman the publication identifies as Simi Khadra flood the dance floor with PDA. Simi, 28, is best known as part of the It Girl/modeling/DJ duo with her twin sister, Haze Khadra. Oddly enough, Haze and Simi ran in the same social circles as The Weeknd’s ex, Bella Hadid.

Discovery is taking its Say Yes To The Dress franchise to Dubai, becoming the 10th local version of the TLC format.

Jamie Lee Curtis is saying goodbye to Laurie Strode.

Rita Moreno is opening up about West Side Story.

A Mexican woman has been found dead in her car after allegedly meeting “an American man” for a Valentine’s Day outing in the city of Tijuana, Mexico.

Not so fast with those breakup reports??

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estrellas we love were busy celebrating Valentine’s Day, whether that means going on dates, cheering them on when they needed it more or spending the day with friends. Scroll down to catch up with the latest celebrity happenings:

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticKnowing that Netflix’s “Cat Burglar” was created by Charlie Brooker of “Black Mirror,” and that the “Black Mirror” take on a choose-your-own-adventure episode (2018’s “Bandersnatch“) represents one of that show’s biggest horrors, I kept waiting for “Cat Burglar” (out today on Netflix) to take some terrible turn of existential dread. But after playing through several “Cat Burglar” scenarios, the opposite proved true.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorJon Hamm finds himself at the center of a hostage crisis in Amazon original podcast drama series “American Hostage,” based on real-life events.All eight episodes of the podcast are available starting Feb. 22 on Amazon Music (at this link) and the Wondery Plus subscription service. Episodes will be released weekly on other major podcast platforms starting March 8.Starring alongside Hamm are Carla Gugino (“Watchmen,” “The Haunting of Bly Manor”), Dylan Baker (“Hunters”) and Joe Perrino (“Power”).

Transgender woman Maha al-Mutairi was jailed in October 2021 for “imitating the opposite sex” in Kuwait

died in August after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 62.UB40, which has sold more than 70 million records worldwide, was Grammy-nominated four times for Best Reggae Album.

UB40 chart topper Astro has passed away suddenly, according to a statement released by the band.